Digested read + Biology | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/series/digestedread+science/biology
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Wonders of Life by Brian Cox – digested readhttps://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/03/wonders-of-life-brian-cox-digested-read
John Crace reduces Brian Cox's journey through the marvels of the known universe to a more manageable 600 words<p>Here's a photo of me standing on a rock looking wistful. Here's another photo of me sitting on a bench looking soulful. Here's yet another photo ... Cut them out. Put them on your wall. Make a calendar. B xxx</p><p>I confess that when we began thinking about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6OCxwUPPg" title="">Wonders of Life</a>, my first thought was "Why me?" as I gave up biology as an academic subject in 1984. But then I looked in the mirror and I thought: "Yeah. That's amaaazin." Evolution, DNA and butterflies. They're amaaazin, too. I mean, look at this blade of grass. It's basically made of the same shit as you and me. That's like, mind-blowin. More so for me than for you. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all&nbsp;together.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/03/wonders-of-life-brian-cox-digested-read">Continue reading...</a>Science and natureBooksBrian CoxParticle physicsPeople in sciencePhysicsAstronomyScienceZoologyBiologyCultureSun, 03 Feb 2013 19:30:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/feb/03/wonders-of-life-brian-cox-digested-readPhotograph: Matt Blease'Let’s think about entropy. Actually, let’s not. Let’s just look at some pictures of really big birds and fish' ... Brian Cox. Illustration: Matt Blease. (Click to see full image)Photograph: Matt Blease'Let’s think about entropy. Actually, let’s not. Let’s just look at some pictures of really big birds and fish' ... Brian Cox. Illustration: Matt Blease. (Click to see full image)John Crace2013-02-03T19:30:00Z